After reports of widespread heavy metal contamination in U.S. baby food products surfaced in 2019, the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy launched an investigation targeting seven major manufacturers.
With only
Continue Reading FDA’s ‘Closer to Zero’ plan fails to adequately address toxic heavy metals in baby food
Consumer groups continue to call for faster and more efficient work from FDA on a variety of topics including heavy metals in baby food and the recent outbreak of cronobacter from infant formula.
The advocacy
Continue Reading Public action groups call for separate food arm at FDA to streamline food safety
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By Wendelyn Jones
Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences
While IAFNS continues its research on pathogens in low-moisture foods recently covered in Food Safety News, there are other elements of
Continue Reading Food Safety in Focus: IAFNS addresses heavy metals in foods
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to
Continue Reading Heavy metals, pesticides, Salmonella spur FDA to crack down on some food imports
There is a lack of research on the emerging risks for animal, human and plant health when following a circular economy approach, according to an analysis.
An external scientific report, published by the European Food
Continue Reading Review finds gaps in research on circular economy health risks
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By Jenny Shell
On Feb. 4, 2021, the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy released a report detailing its findings and concerns about the presence of heavy metals,
Continue Reading How to avoid processed baby foods and accompanying heavy metals
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to
Continue Reading Salmonella, excessive heavy metals result in FDA action on imported food
Veterinary drug residues in animals and human food fell in 2020, according to figures published recently by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Data for 2020 covers 620,758 samples reported by 27 EU member states,
Continue Reading European figures show decline in veterinary drug residues
An advisory council has urged European and national agencies to recognize that different fish production methods can cause different food safety risks.
The Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC) said food safety authorities need to give consumers
Continue Reading Group stresses safety differences for farmed and caught fish
A plant commonly referred to as female ginseng and used to make soup is being recalled because of excessive levels of heavy metals.
Murray Int’l Trading of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling its Angelicae Sinensis because
Continue Reading ‘Ginseng’ used to make soup recalled for high levels of lead, cadmium
